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Appendix D: Installing the Adaptec SATA HostRAID Utility
D-5
D-3 Installing the Adaptec Storage Management
Controller
A. Browser Edition
Overview
This chapter discusses the installation procedure for installing Adaptec Storage
Manager – Browser Edition to enable remote and local management of arrays.
Browsers supported:
To run Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition, your computer must have
a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies only. The following versions
are supported:
Windows
* Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or later/* Netscape 7 or later
Linux
* Adaptec-supplied and installed version of Mozilla/*Netscape 7 or later
When using Adaptec Storage Manager, you need to log on to your system with
administrator privileges.
Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations
You can select from these setup options:
* Typical (default)—Supports local and remote management; however, Adaptec
SNMP is not included.
* Custom—For expert users. Primarily used on Web servers or when you want
to make sure SNMP and Notifier are available for a managed system.
You can select from these components:
* Managed System Components—If you choose this selection only, the
installation is the same as a Compact installation.
* Adaptec Web Server—Installs components allowing managed systems to
communicate with Web browsers.
* Adaptec Storage Manager Notifier—Installs messaging, including email and
broadcaster capabilities.
* Adaptec SNMP—Installs components used by SNMP-based applications.
Requires Microsoft SNMP agents to be installed to function. Not included in a
Typical installation.
*Compact—Installs only the components required on a remotely managed
system. See Managed System Components, above.
(*Note: When you perform a Typical or Compact installation, components
needed for communication and remote management are installed automatically.*)